Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"It is always the soul that dies first, even if it's departure goes unnoticed. And it always carries the body along with it. Man is nourished by the invisible, man is nourished by that which is beyond the personal. He dies from preferring the opposite."
Jacques Lusseyran, Poetry at Buchenwald
"We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way."
Victor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning
Stock had a risk on rally today, and went out at the highs for the day.
The VIX fell on the good feelings of bullishness.
The Dollar also rallied hard, taking back the 94 handle.
Gold and silver got clocked hard, but gained back only a little.
The physical gold stocks in Hong Kong continue to look like a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Autumn has arrived in force now, with deep chills overnight.
Have a pleasant weekend.
